Mariakirchen Castle

Mariakirchen Castle is a castle complex in the town of Mariakirchen. In 1550, the then owners Georg von Closen and Barbara von Nothaft built the moated castle here, as it still exists in its present form. This is evidenced by the stone-framed Renaissance portal in the castle's inner courtyard with the Closen-Nothaft marital coat of arms.

From 1848, the castle was owned by the Counts of Deym. In 2002, Lindner AG from Arnstorf acquired the moated castle. The castle complex with the Schlossbräu Mariakirchen was extensively renovated and the castle was brought back to life. Today it serves as a training center and as a venue for cultural events. As part of the European Weeks, concerts take place in the castle courtyard, or in the newly designed ballroom in case of bad weather.

The medieval complex was a moated castle with a double moat, which was fed by the Kollbach river flowing 360 meters to the north. A moat that had been filled in over the decades was uncovered again by a new bridge. The second moat is still present on three sides.